Nokian Hakkapeliittas purchased...

[Brian Hutchison <bhutch@apple.com>]

Hi again,

Based on a little research following the almost unanimous feedback from 
the quattro list, I picked up a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta NRW-H 
195-65-15's for my A4TQ today.

I immediately took them out to a nicely snow-packed parking lot to try 
them out, and was quite frankly astonished at the grip. Looking at the 
tracks the car left, it was pretty clear the tires were digging in very 
hard, whether accelerating, decelerating or turning. 

They seem to work fine on the pavement too. They are just as quiet as the 
Dunlop SP8000s that came with the car, and even have a slightly smoother 
ride, no doubt because of the taller sidewalls. I'm very impressed, and 
am eagerly awaiting more snow :-)

Anyways, many thanks to everyone who responded! 
Brian

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Brian Hutchison                        brianh@apple.ca
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